Colorado Americana songwriter, producer, and touring veteran Ryan Dart releases his new single “Dirt Road Woman” on February 20, offering a warm, roots-driven celebration of empowered women, hard-earned wisdom, and the electric pull of new love. The track serves as the first single from Dart’s new album ‘If Love Don’t Break You’, arriving May 1, 2026. Built on acoustic grit and Dart’s weathered, soulful vocal, “Dirt Road Woman” lives in the sweet spot between Colorado country and Southern-rooted Americana, capturing the intoxicating honeymoon phase of a relationship that follows heartbreak. Dart explains, “This song is about celebrating strong, empowered women and the people who love them. It’s that feeling when you’ve been through something toxic, you’ve learned the hard lessons, and then something real shows up. You gotta ride the bad horses before you know the good ones.” The track features Colorado musicians including Katie Mintle on vocals, Peyton Langford on bass, Nate Barnes on drums, Charlie Rose on mandolin and banjo, Bridget Law on fiddle, and Eric Moon on keys.
Born in Colorado and raised in rural Arkansas, Dart’s music bridges the landscapes that shaped him: the Rocky Mountains and the Ozarks. A longtime member of the Coupe Studios family, Dart has spent decades behind the scenes as a producer, engineer, tour manager, and artist manager for acclaimed acts including Elephant Revival, Dinosaur Jr, and J Mascis, while touring globally with artists such as Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Ryan Bingham, Wilco, Beck, and more. In 2024, Dart returned to Coupe Studios as Director of Music and Media Partnerships, while continuing to write, record, and perform shows annually. His forthcoming album ‘If Love Don’t Break You’ explores themes of love, loss, resilience, time, and healing shaped by divorce, the loss of his farm, falling in love again, and life as a single father.
Tour Dates:
February 6 – Magic Rat, Fort Collins
February 7 – House Concert, Boulder
May 2 – Roots Music Project, Boulder, Colorado
May 24 – Gold Hill Inn, Boulder
July 6-12 – Medora, North Dakota
July 13 – Dickinson, North Dakota